Lelystad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lelystad in context

1.51.82.12.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.51.82.12.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LelystadFlevoland (Region)Netherlands (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lelystad plotted against Flevoland and Netherlands. While Flevoland and Netherlands both peaked in 1991-2005, Lelystad's new street additions peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Lelystad's incremental SNDi fell from 2.13 to 2.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lelystad ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Flevoland and 18th out of 43 in Netherlands as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.11
Rank in Netherlands
17th of 43
Rank in Flevoland
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.82
Rank in Netherlands
18th of 43
Rank in Flevoland
2nd of 2

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LelystadRattangarh KanakwalZomba

In new street additions, Lelystad built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Rattangarh Kanakwal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Zomba built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Lelystad and Zomba both became progressively more disconnected, while Rattangarh Kanakwal fluctuated in connectivity.